Neck adornments have been revitalized to suit the demands of females with an appreciation for authentic, funky and entirely bizarre designs. Brands focused on the adornment niche have fused practicality with style, often creating jewelry lines that serve dual or triple purposes. The Necklace Trend Report has documented these aesthetic pursuits in the form of 97 PRO Trends and over 900 instances of sparkling customization.
Several unrelated markets have been intermixed with necklace ventures. The 'Industrial Chic' prototype exemplifies this well, merging factory-like architecture with long strings of beads. Nothing is found as taboo on the ornamental market, and designers have taken advantage of the freedom. The Necklace Trend Report has sifted through the bulk of these projects and is thus highly compatible with the work of accessory retailers and stylists.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Authentic Funky Necklaces
- Brands producing funky and bizarre necklaces with practicality are disrupting the necklace market, presenting an opportunity for designers to merge unconventional designs with functionality.
- Multi-purpose Necklaces
- Creating necklaces that serve dual or triple purposes are becoming increasingly popular in the jewelry market, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity for designers to create versatile necklace designs.
- Industrial-chic Necklaces
- Necklace designers are merging industrial-like architecture with long strings of beads, creating an 'Industrial Chic' prototype that presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for designers to experiment and merge unlikely elements together.
Where This Applies
- Jewelry
- The jewelry industry is disrupting traditional designs and creating necklaces that merge practicality, versatility and unconventional designs to cater to a growing market segment.
- Fashion
- Fashion designers and stylists are collaborating with accessory retailers to incorporate unconventional necklaces that have become fashion staples.
- Interior Design
- The 'Industrial Chic' prototype is disrupting the interior design market and presenting an opportunity to merge unlikely elements and industrial-like architecture to create vibrant and unique necklaces.
